21 August 2004 Saturday 04 Rajab 1425 Transfer of power next week ISLAMABAD Aug 20: The election schedule for the newly-elected MNA Shaukat Aziz as new prime minister will be announced on Monday (Aug 22) and the process of transfer of power will be completed by next week. ... PPP alleges massive rigging in by-polls KARACHI, Aug 20: The Pakistan Peoples Party claiming unprecedented rigging in the by-elections of NA-229 Tharparkar-I constituency has refused to concede the poll results in which Shaukat Aziz was declared elected with huge margin. ... PPP questions by-polls' fairness LAHORE, Aug 20: The PPP on Friday questioned the fairness of the by-election on NA-59 (Attock), where the ARD candidate lost to Shaukat Aziz by a big margin, but said it would not challenge the results ... Rs662bn being lost annually, NA told ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that the country's economy had been suffering an annual loss of Rs662 billion on various accounts. ... Kashmir issue raised at NAM ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Pakistan has taken up the Kashmir issue in the ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement and the resolution of the Kashmir issue depends on the success of the ongoing confidence-building measures ... Cinema raid dominates Sindh PA proceedings KARACHI, Aug 20: The controversy over the recent raid on Prince Cinema dominated proceedings of the Sindh Assembly session on Friday ... First phase of Gwadar port to be completed by Dec 25: PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the Karakoram Highway was a symbol of everlasting friendship between Pakistan and China. ... Baloch senators criticize 'army operation' ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Senators belonging to Balochistan criticized the government on Friday for launching a "military operation" and planning to set up cantonments in the province. ... APNS rejects linkage KARACHI, Aug 20: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has criticized the federal cabinet's reported decision to link government advertisements with implementation of the Seventh Wage Award. ... Cabinet decision welcomed KARACHI, Aug 20: The Pakistan Herald Workers Union has welcomed the decision of the federal cabinet to implement the Seventh Wage Board Award for newspaper employees within the framework of the existing law, says a press release. ... Pakistan 'needs' to tackle extremism: Nancy visits Gymkhana LAHORE, Aug 20: US Ambassador Nancy J. Powell says there is a need to tackle violence and extremism within Pakistan. ... Upgradation project of RHCs approved RAWALPINDI, Aug 20: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi here on Friday approved a new project under health sector reforms aimed at improving healthcare delivery at the grass-roots level. ... UNDP, varsity join hands for urban poverty reduction ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, and United Nations Development Programme have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration during the course of the UNDP-funded National Urban Poverty Alleviation Programme. ... Rs4.2 million Japanese grant for schools ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Japanese government has extended a grant of $72,740 (Rs4.2 million) to Health Oriented Preventive Education (Hope), an NGO, in order to assist the latter in its project for the expansion of Zia Colony Hope School in Korangi, Karachi. ... PPIB denies reports ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Apropos of the report 'Pakistan loses $12 million to power firm', in Dawn's Aug 13 issue, the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has clarified that the government has not lost any arbitral claim ... Nadra sets up counters for intending Hajis ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) is operating special Haj counters at its swift registration centres to facilitate intending pilgrims in issuance of their computerized national identity cards. ... '945m spent on polio drives' ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: An amount of Rs945 million has been spent on polio campaigns carried out during 2003 and 2004 and it will continue till the country is free of this dreadful disease ... Musharraf orders revival of KCR KARACHI, Aug 20: President Pervez Musharraf has said that the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) must be reactivated apart from the Karachi Mass Transit Programme in view of the growing traffic problem in Karachi. ... Historic school building left to rot KARACHI, Aug 20: The old blocks of the Church Mission Society (CMS) School, where Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah received his early education, wears a pathetic look. ... Hamida for discipline in educational institutions KARACHI, Aug 20: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has asked the district educational heads in the province to maintain discipline and education-friendly environment in schools and other institutions in their respective areas. ... Deposits of NBP in Kabul cross Rs1bn KOHAT, Aug 20: The National Bank of Pakistan in Kabul has earned a profit of Rs 10 million with deposits reaching over Rs one billion in seven months. ... Campaign against ulema slammed KARACHI, Aug 20: MMA leader Dr Merajul Huda Siddiqui has demanded registration of murder case against the interior minister, and has asked the government to immediately halt the campaign against ulema and other religious persons. ...

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